Allowing players to get an assist on their own goals

[Plural]

Besides being a HORRIBLE idea this is just done to inflate superstar points even more than they already are.

Crosby earns a lot more points at home than away. People went back and looked at some of those points and he gets assists on plays he wasnt in. He isn't the only super star who gets this treatment either. STOP TRYING TO INFLATE POINT TOTALS

Do you have data available on Sid getting phantom apples? Not that it's impossible but I'd be interested in seeing if it's true.

 

[Uberdachen]

I'm behind it so long as it's called passturbating.

 

[Analyst365]

To be fair you can get a penalty on top of getting a penalty ...

 

[Finnish your Czech]

A better solution to your issue is to remove secondary assists

 

[Rich Nixon]

Do you have data available on Sid getting phantom apples? Not that it's impossible but I'd be interested in seeing if it's true.

I call bull on that charge he leveled. The awarding of points is done by league officials, not in-house staff, so his "phantome points at home" thing seems DOA.

 

[JeremyTB]

Getting two points from scoring one goal, seems legit

The majority of the time the person with the primary assist did most of the work.

 

[Barrie22]

The majority of the time the person with the primary assist did most of the work.

Bull.

 

[shoeshine boy]

I've always thought a goal scored off a rebound should be recorded as an unassisted goal. How is that any different compared to player getting a follow-up dunk in basketball and the player who missed the jumper does not get credited for an assist and instead, it's just a missed shot?

the only issue with this is that sometimes a rebound is actually a pass off the goalie's pads.

the original post is just further proof that it's August and people are bored.

 

[Ms Maggie]

This gives me a headache.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I hate summer on this site

 

[Woll Smoth]

Does the KHL award assists on shots that lead to rebound goals?

 

[HugginThePost]

"We're going to get McDavid his 120 points......even if we have to change the rules"!